An unusual spec, with a processor that falls between the i5-7200u and the i7-7500u on benchmarks, but with Iris Pro graphics ie Intel’s top built-in graphics solution. Not as powerful as a dedicated graphics card, but should run rings around other integrated graphics laptops.

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Hopefully a sign that manufacturers are getting rid of "spinning discs" . This would be a £600 + Laptop with an SSD .

21st Oct 2017

No SSD? Strange choice given the Intel Iris inclusion.

21st Oct 2017

It looks likely that you can add a second HDD to it so you could stick a SSD in and it would only just break the £600 level if you chose a 256GB SSD.

The reference below is to a similar model. Please do your own checks before relying on the information.https://us.answers.acer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/43054/~/hard-drive-installation-instructions-for-aspire-e5-575g-laptops

21st Oct 2017

Here’s the Passmark benchmark info.

21st Oct 2017

And for comparison, the i5-7200u

21st Oct 2017

And the i7-7500u (it’s not that far off)

21st Oct 2017

my £499.97 laptop had this

21st Oct 2017

I’m bemused why this is going cold. Unless there’s a secret source of cheap high spec laptops somewhere. In the current market, this machine seemed to offer the best power/value tradeoff in the mid-range segment that I could find, having checked a couple of dozen of the usual suspects (Aria, Novatech, CCLOnline, Box, Amazon, PC World, eBuyer, Misco, Scan, Tesco, Asda, Argos, SOL, etc.)

I’m bemused why this is going cold. Unless there’s a secret source of che …I’m bemused why this is going cold. Unless there’s a secret source of cheap high spec laptops somewhere. In the current market, this machine seemed to offer the best power/value tradeoff in the mid-range segment that I could find, having checked a couple of dozen of the usual suspects (Aria, Novatech, CCLOnline, Box, Amazon, PC World, eBuyer, Misco, Scan, Tesco, Asda, Argos, SOL, etc.)

Lack of SSD on the 'above £500' mark is I think what kills this on-site. Most people look at the title and mark it on that. Once it has a few cold votes, people just follow the trend.

22nd Oct 2017

Also, Iris Pro graphics were good when they were released in 2014 (got mine in a Steambox) and it ran stuff like Battlefield 4 at 720p, but it's not going to do much nowadays compared to good integrated graphics solutions. As speculator showed.

Also, Iris Pro graphics were good when they were released in 2014 (got …Also, Iris Pro graphics were good when they were released in 2014 (got mine in a Steambox) and it ran stuff like Battlefield 4 at 720p, but it's not going to do much nowadays compared to good integrated graphics solutions. As speculator showed.

I'm pretty sure Speculator was joking, as the processor in that machine alone is > £300.

Edited by: "Genki" 22nd Oct 2017

22nd Oct 2017

Yeah the lack of SSD will annoy and cause cold votes but as said above, once it goes cold more will follow the trend and vote cold. I am sure many members on here just vote cold for the helll of it.

Yeah the lack of SSD will annoy and cause cold votes but as said above, …Yeah the lack of SSD will annoy and cause cold votes but as said above, once it goes cold more will follow the trend and vote cold. I am sure many members on here just vote cold for the helll of it.

Still, having said all that, I wouldn't buy it, and I'm in the market for almost exactly this type of thing - A solid mid-range laptop that can play basic games, without being a gaming laptop.

22nd Oct 2017

Intel Iris 550 integrated graphics have an average Passmark of 1,650.

Intel HD 620 integrated graphics (built into processors like the i5-7200u and the i7-7500u) have an average Passmark of just 1,152.